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for metastatic tumors, which are
tumors that start somewhere else
in the body
and spread to the brain, is also very commonly
performed. In fact, metastatic brain tumors
are more common than primary brain tumors.
In most cases, surgery is performed using
image guided techniques, which allow us to
perform minimally invasive surgery. The image
guided techniques allow us to make a smaller
incision, remove a smaller window of bone,
and access the tumor very exactly, with greater
safety. In some cases, only a brain biopsy
is performed, followed by adjuvant treatment.
Sometimes other treatment options will
be recommended instead of surgery or as
an adjunct to surgery, including radiation,
radiosurgery, and chemotherapy. We work
very closely with the other health-care
professionals that provide these non-surgical
treatment options, so that are patients
care is optimized.
Other conditions which occasionally require
brain surgery include: some vascular anomalies;
bleeds in the brain due to high blood pressure
or trauma; blood clots outside the brain;
congenital anomalies such as Chiari malformation;
trigeminal neuralgia or facial spasm; and
hydrocephalus.
For more information on specific
spinal disorders, please visit the following
sites
http://www.spineuniverse.com/
or
http://www.allaboutbackandneckpain.com/
Use the search engines to type in the specific diagnosis you are looking to learn
more about. You can also go to our patient resources Center, to see a more complete
listing of useful web sites.
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